Tim Callahan (American football)

John Timothy Callahan (March 29, 1895[1] – ?) was an American football player and coach. He attended preparatory school at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and then enrolled at Yale University.[2] He played college football at the guard position for the Yale Bulldogs in 1916 and 1919 to 1920, and was a consensus first-team selection on the 1920 College Football All-America Team.[3] His education at Yale was interrupted during World War I by service as a pilot in the Naval Aviation Corps. He was stationed at Newport, Rhode Island, and later in South America, before being discharged in 1919.[4][5] Callahan was captain of the 1920 Yale Bulldogs football team while his brother Henry "Mike" Callahan was captain of the 1920 Princeton Tigers football team.[6]

Tim Callahan
Biographical details
Born(1895-03-29)March 29, 1895
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Playing career
1916Yale
1919–1920Yale
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1923Colorado Mines
Head coaching record
Overall6–7–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Consensus All-American (1920)

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1922–1923)
1922 Colorado Mines 4–2–14–2–14th
1923 Colorado Mines 2–51–5T–8th
Colorado Mines: 6–7–15–7–1
Total:6–7–1
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References
  1. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. John Timothy Callahan, born March 29, 1895, at Lawrence, Mass. Serving in the Naval Reserve at Newport, R.I.
  2. "Notable Alumni". Phillips Academy. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. History of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. 1920. pp. 58–59.
  5. "Old Schoolboy Companions Contend on Rival Elevens". The Harvard Crimson. November 22, 1919.
  6. "Callahan Brothers to Lead Princeton and Yale Elevens" (PDF). The New York Times. December 4, 1919.
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